MPL1 affects the number of lipid droplets and germling morphology.Wild type andMpl1 cells were stained with Bodipy to demonstratethe reduced numbers of lipid droplets in the mutant. A, wild type conidia;B, Mpl1 conidia; C, wild type germlings; D, comparatively thin Mpl1 germlings from 20-h MM cultures (Note, arrows show the transportation of lipid droplets to germ tube tips); E, wild type and F, Mpl1 appressoria produced 20-h post-inoculation on locust wings; G, wild type; and H, Mpl1 hyphal bodies harvested from the hemocoels of infected insects. Bar 5 m.